The Cleveland Indians have sent Francisco Lindor to Triple-A Columbus to begin the season.

Lindor, 21, is Cleveland's top prospect and one of the best in all of baseball. He is a switch-hitting shortstop.

"We talked all along about how long to leave him here," Terry Francona said. "I think it's also in his best interest to go over to the other side, be with those guys, be a good teammate, be a leader there, and enjoy and embrace being as good a player as he can be. We're looking forward to watching his progression."

The average Major League Baseball team is worth $1.2 billion, according to Forbes.

The valuation represents a 48 percent increase from last year.

The reason for the growth is the national television deal, which the magazine notes will deliver an average of $52 million per team per year through the 2021 season.

The New York Yankees are worth $3.2 billion, tops on the list and just the second United States sports franchise to eclipse the $3 billion mark. The Dallas Cowboys were estimated to be worth $3.2 billion by Forbes last August.

Al Rosen, the third baseman who won the 1953 American League MVP and played on the last Cleveland Indians team to win the World Series, has died. He was 91.

The Indians said Rosen died Friday night. The team did not provide any other details.

Rosen played his entire career with Cleveland from 1947 to 1956. He was a member of the Indians' 1948 World Series title team, playing only five games that season and getting one at-bat in the series win over the Boston Braves.

Rosen was also an executive for both the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants.